You can watch the bible readings and sermon here, or scroll down to read the rest of the Sunday prayers and content, and watch this video at the point it occurs during worship.
Welcome
Here in Engadine Uniting Church we believe all people are created lovingly and wonderfully in the image of God, and we welcome everyone regardless of race, age, ability, sexuality and gender.
As a Christian Community we believe that God reaches out to us in love and acceptance and that our relationships with each other should express love and respect.
Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, wherever you’ve come from, wherever you’re going, whatever is in your heart – you are welcome here.
Acknowledgement of Country
As we gather together in this time and place,
let us acknowledge the (First Peoples)
who have gathered,
baked bread, shared food
nourished each other in story and song
for thousands of years.
We pay our respects to their elders, past and present
who have handed down stories, songs, recipes and wisdom.
Let us learn from the First Peoples of this land,
listening to their innate knowledge
of how to live in this land in harmony with all living things.
Lighting of the Christ candle
We light the candle to represent Christ, the light of the world.
Call to Worship
Come to this space
where we will meet Jesus.
Come together as the people of God.
Look around you.
See the faces to your right and your left.
Come bringing your gifts,
no matter how small or grand.
Come to worship.
Opening Prayer (responsive)
Jesus said: I am the bread of life,
whoever comes to me will never be hungry
and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
You, O God, create our lives.
You provide our bread;
you quench our thirst.
Create this day in us
to walk in your love.
O Christ, join us in our quest,
O Christ, we share the bread of life together,
O Christ, be food for our minds.
Eternal God,
creator of time,
sustainer of soul,
liberator of the oppressed,
feed us the bread of life,
bringing us sustenance and strength through you,
In turn making our joy complete. Amen.
Our first song ‘All are welcome in this place’
Prayer of Confession
It is in our brokenness that we are fed.
A young boy brought five loaves and two small fish,
and, when broken, it became enough to feed a large crowd.
God,
sometimes, we feel we have nothing to bring
that will help build your reign.
Yet the gifts you have given us may
seem to us small and insignificant.
Forgive us when we retreat and we downplay our role in sharing our perceived insignificant gifts
Forgive us for the moments we feel
we need to run the race alone,
for our failure to notice
you at work in the world around us,
Forgive us, God.
Words of Grace
You are a God who moves us
from scarcity to abundance,
from impossible to possible,
from doubt to trust,
from caution to loving with abandon.
Generous God,
move in us this day.
Shape us and recreate us.
In your abundant love, we pray,
Amen.
Bible readings
Psalm 14
1 The fool[a] says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.
4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?
They devour my people as though eating bread;
they never call on the Lord.
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
John 6:1–21
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near.
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages[a] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.
Thank you God for these words of life and hope
Karen to share a short reflection
Second song ‘The Servant King’
Message – Project Reconnect
Rev Josh McPaul reflecting on the Feeding of the 5000
People invited to share their thoughts on the Feeding of the 5000
Notices/Announcements
Third song ‘10,000 reasons’
Offering, and offering prayer
Prayers of the People
Blessing and Benediction –
“May the Lord bless you and keep you; May the Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.”
Benediction Song ‘Now unto him’
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